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Modern Abstract Paintings

MODERN STYLE

The first decades of the 20th century were a period of artistic upheaval, with modern art movements including Cubism, Surrealism, Futurism and Dadaism questioning centuries of traditional views of what art should be. Using abstraction, experimental forms and interdisciplinary techniques, painters, sculptors, photographers, printmakers and performance artists all pushed the boundaries of creative expression.

Major exhibitions, like the 1913 Armory Show in New York City — also known as the “International Exhibition of Modern Art,” in which works like the radically angular Nude Descending a Staircase by Marcel Duchamp caused a sensation — challenged the perspective of viewers and critics and heralded the arrival of modern art in the United States. But the movement’s revolutionary spirit took shape in the 19th century.

The Industrial Revolution, which ushered in new technology and cultural conditions across the world, transformed art from something mostly commissioned by the wealthy or the church to work that responded to personal experiences. The Impressionist style emerged in 1860s France with artists like Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne and Edgar Degas quickly painting works that captured moments of light and urban life. Around the same time in England, the Pre-Raphaelites, like Edward Burne-Jones and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, borrowed from late medieval and early Renaissance art to imbue their art with symbolism and modern ideas of beauty.

Emerging from this disruption of the artistic status quo, modern art went further in rejecting conventions and embracing innovation. The bold legacy of leading modern artists Georges Braque, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Salvador Dalí, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Marc Chagall, Piet Mondrian and many others continues to inform visual culture today.

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Antique American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Original Florida Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas, circa 1960. No signature found. Displayed in a period frame. Image, 30"...
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1960s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

20th Century German Modernist Oil Painting Artists Paint Colours
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: Elisabeth Hahn (German 1924-2021), Elisabeth Hahn was born in Dortmund, Germany, where she began her artistic studies. In 1953, she moved to Paris. She continued her studie...
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20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

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Oil

20th Century German Modernist Oil Painting Pink Sunrise Abstract Sky
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: Elisabeth Hahn (German 1924-2021), Elisabeth Hahn was born in Dortmund, Germany, where she began her artistic studies. In 1953, she moved to Paris. She continued her studie...
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20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Harlem Renaissance Signed Ellis Original Abstract Portrait Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract painting. Oil on board, circa 1940. Signed. Image size 22L x 30H. Housed in a period modern frame.
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1940s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

20th Century German Modernist Watercolour Painting Abstract Sea Scape Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: Elisabeth Hahn (German 1924-2021), Elisabeth Hahn was born in Dortmund, Germany, where she began her artistic studies. In 1953, she moved to Paris. She continued her studie...
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20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

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Watercolor

20th Century German Modernist Oil Painting Three Figures In Washed Out Tones
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: Elisabeth Hahn (German 1924-2021), Elisabeth Hahn was born in Dortmund, Germany, where she began her artistic studies. In 1953, she moved to Paris. She continued her studie...
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20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

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Oil

'Pompeii, Unearthed material'. Mixed media , c 2005. Original signed work.
Located in Frome, Somerset
Pompeii , Unearthed Material, ' signed c 2005 glazed oak frame 42.5 x 52cm painting 23cmx 34cm Mixed media, watercolor, ink varnish and inkjet print.
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Early 2000s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media

Composition 22 - Original Painting by Clément Kons - 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
Composition 22 is an original painting realized by Clément Kons (1879-1956). The artwork is on tempera, in very good conditions and mounted on a cardboard (42x52). Image Dimension...
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1920s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Tempera

20th Century German Modernist Oil Painting Provence Abstract Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: Elisabeth Hahn (German 1924-2021), Elisabeth Hahn was born in Dortmund, Germany, where she began her artistic studies. In 1953, she moved to Paris. She continued her studie...
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20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Ancient Chinese Coin Series Figural Abstract by Anna Wu Weakland
Located in Soquel, CA
Figural abstract inspired by Chinese art and calligraphy featuring a large totem-like form in textured earth tones with black Chinese characters in bold, black brushstrokes by Anna Wu Weakland...
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Late 20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Oil, Cardboard

Mid Century Modern Abstract Landscape Surreal Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist seascape signed oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Image size, 14L x 18H.
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1950s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Large Scale Modernist Abstract Square and Circle
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful large scale natural toned mixed media abstract comprising a rectangle of antiqued white texturized with gesso'd hemp sacking and set above second ivory rectangle in pale ivory with circle of scumbled grey by British contemporary artist Richard Lawrence...
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1980s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Gesso, Canvas, Oil

American School Modernist Framed Original Sunset Signed Seascape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist signed seascape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed.
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1940s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Water Study #1 -- Orange and Dark Blue Primary colors
Located in Lafayette, LA
this work by Francis X. Pavy is one of 4 Water studies done in 2009. it's #0112009 meaning it's the 11th painting that year. the main colors are Dark Blue and Orange. About Fra...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Oil

The Thunders ( subject : dance dancers)
Located in Lafayette, LA
This small painting by Francis X Pavy depicts the feet of dancers. Louisiana has a strong dancing tradition, and PAVY regularly uses images of dancers. Other images included in this ...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Untitled Abstract Landscape Oil Pastel Painting Figurative Abstraction
Located in Surfside, FL
John Evans (American, b. 1945), Untitled oilstick on paper, signed in pencil lower center, gallery label (Allan Stone Gallery, New York) affixed verso, sheet: sight size is 22"h x 3...
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1990s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Oil Pastel

Antique Signed European Framed Village Signed Orientalist Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage modernist abstract village painting. Oil on board. Housed in a period frame. Image size, 24L x 12H. Signed.
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1920s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Monogrammed 1935 Rare Tropical Paradise Exotic Animal Surreal Landscape Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist landscape signed painting. Watercolor and gouache on paper. Signed. Framed.
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1930s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Two Heads -- 1947
Located in Washington, DC
Byron Browne was an important American modernist painter. Ink, tempera, and crayon on paper Signed and dated lower right.
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1940s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media

Antique Tropical 19th Century Landscape Original Oil Painting Flower Path
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique modernist landscape painting. Oil on canvas. Housed in a period frame. Image size, 17.5L x 13.75H. Signed.
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Early 1900s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Virginia Hills American Female Modernist Abstract Signed Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract signed oil painting by Anne Sharp. Oil on canvas. Signed.
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1970s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Seated Woman (11-8)
Located in Westport, CT
This figurative abstract painting is by David Skillicorn. The female nude is a new direction for the artist. A bold and creative approach is the melding of the abstract with the fig...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media

Sennedem, Abstract Italian Modernist Oil Painting in Brass Frame
By Ezio Gribaudo
Located in Surfside, FL
36X30 framed, 31X26.5 unframed. Ezio Gribaudo was born in Turin on January 10, 1929. He trained at the Accademia di Brera, Milan (1949–52), and attended the Faculty of Architecture ...
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1970s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Brass

Composition - Painting By Reynold Arnould - 1970
Located in Roma, IT
Composition is a Gouache realized by Reynold Arnould (Le Havre 1919 - Parigi 1980). Good condition. No signature. Reynold Arnould was born in Le Havre, France in 1919. He studied...
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1970s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

Modernist Painting, "Compulsive Visions (Chemical)"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind acrylic and mixed media painting on wood panel by San Diego artist, Peter Geise. It is unframed. Its dimensions are 16"x 16"x.25"" A certificate of authentici...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Wood Panel

Modernist Painting, "(Debaser) Warriors"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind acrylic and mixed media painting on wood panel by San Diego artist, Peter Geise. It is unframed. Its dimensions are 16"x 16". A cer...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Wood Panel

Modernist Painting, "Blaster"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind acrylic and mixed media painting on wood panel by San Diego artist, Peter Geise. It is unframed. Its dimensions are 16"x 15". A cer...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Wood Panel

Untitled, Mixed Media on Paper by Master Indian Artist Sunil Das "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Sunil Das - Untitled, (31 x 34.5 inches) Mixed Media, 2007 Inclusive of shipment in ready to hang form. Sunil Das (1939-2015) was a Master Modern Indian Artist from Bengal. Extremely successful right from his college days, Sunil Das has been extremely well lauded by art critics, the press, artists and the art and culture glitterati across the world. Sunil das was the youngest artist to have won the National Award - The Taj Shiromani Kala Puraskar Recipient of the much coveted Govt. of India's 4th Highest Civilian Award: The PadmaShree (2014). Highly talented Sunil Das has done shows all across the world, got fame as early as while he was still in college, youngest recipient of the Lalit Kala Academy Awards and received a scholarship to study at L’Ecole Nationale Superior des Beaux arts, Paris. “There are painters who transform the Sun to a yellow spot, but there are others who, with the help of their art and intelligence, transform a yellow spot into Sun" - Pablo Picasso. Sunil Das was exactly one such artist. Style : Sunil Das' style of work is very original and shows no specific influence. He had risen to fame like MF...
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Early 2000s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media

Untitled, Mixed Media on Paper by Master Indian Artist Sunil Das "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Sunil Das - Untitled, (30 x 38.5 inches) Mixed Media, 2007 Inclusive of shipment in ready to hang form. Sunil Das (1939-2015) was a Master Modern Indian Artist from Bengal. Extremely successful right from his college days, Sunil Das has been extremely well lauded by art critics, the press, artists and the art and culture glitterati across the world. Sunil das was the youngest artist to have won the National Award - The Taj Shiromani Kala Puraskar Recipient of the much coveted Govt. of India's 4th Highest Civilian Award: The PadmaShree (2014). Highly talented Sunil Das has done shows all across the world, got fame as early as while he was still in college, youngest recipient of the Lalit Kala Academy Awards and received a scholarship to study at L’Ecole Nationale Superior des Beaux arts, Paris. “There are painters who transform the Sun to a yellow spot, but there are others who, with the help of their art and intelligence, transform a yellow spot into Sun" - Pablo Picasso. Sunil Das was exactly one such artist. Style : Sunil Das' style of work is very original and shows no specific influence. He had risen to fame like MF...
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Early 2000s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media

1950s "Forest Through Window" MidCentury Abstract Gouache University of Paris
Located in Arp, TX
Donald Stacy "Forest Through the Window" c.1950s Oil pastel and gouache paint on paper 14" x 17" unframed Unsigned Came from artist's estate Donald Stacy (1925-2011) New Jersey Studied: Newark School of Fine Art The Art Students League Pratt Graphic Arts Center University of Paris 1953-54 University of Aix-en-Provence 1954-55 Faculty: Art Department of the New School Museum of Modern Art School of Visual Arts Stacy Studio Workshop Exhibitions: Grand Central Moderns George Wittenborn The New School Print Exhibitions, Chicago University of Oklahoma Honolulu Museum Monclair Museum Wisconsin State College Louisiana Art...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Gouache, Oil Pastel

Modernist Painting on Canvas
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Striking modernist painting on canvas with a hot palette that conveys a strong reference to the sun's energy. Signed in the upper left C. Rosenberg ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

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Other Medium

Modernist Painting, "Modernist / Outsider Abstracts "
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind acrylic and mixed media painting on wood panel by San Diego artist, Peter Geise. It is unframed. Its dimensions are 11"x14" A certificate of authenticity will...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Wood Panel

Midcentury Abstract Acrylic Painting
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Evocative midcentury abstract acrylic painting on canvas with a dreamy warm palette and mysterious vague inscriptions.
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20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Large Abstract Painting, "Torn and Most Whole"
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Large abstract painting that explores the relationship between warm and cool colors in an exhilarating and decidedly feminine way. Signed on the edge of the canvas and titled Torn an...
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20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

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Paint

Midcentury Abstract Oil Painting on Board
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Intriguing midcentury abstract oil painting on board painted with passion using a palette knife and brush in a tight layered composit...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Virginia Tillou Signed Antique American Female Modernist Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage modernist still life painting by Virginia Tillou (1906 - 1995). Oil canvas. Housed in a period Heydenryk frame. Image size, 12L x 18H. Sig...
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1940s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Ed Sketching at Red Rocks, Vintage 1940s Original Mountain Landscape, Colorado
Located in Denver, CO
Original vintage 1940s Modernist Landscape painting of Red Rocks Park, Colorado by Vance Kirkland (1904-1981). Titled, "Ed (Hicks) Sketching at Red Rocks". This regionalist mountain landscape painting is set near Red Rocks Park, Morrison, Colorado (just west of Denver). The figure in the painting is of Kirkland's friend, Ed Hicks. Watercolor on paper, signed and dated, January 1943, lower left and titled verso by the artist. Painted in colors of red, brown, blue, and green. Presented in a custom gold leaf frame, outer dimensions measure 34 ¾ x 42 ⅞ x 1 ¼ inches. Painting as shown within the mat and frame measures 21 x 29 inches. Provenance: Private Collection, Denver, Colorado About the Artist: Variously referred to as the “Father of Modern Colorado Painting,” “Dean of Colorado Artists” and “Colorado’s pre-eminent artist,” Kirkland was an inventive, visionary painter who spent fifty-two years of his fifty-four year career in Denver. Of the approximately 1,200 paintings he created, about 550 from the first half of his career (1927-1953) are water-based media: acquarelle, gouache, casein and egg tempera, with a few oils. In the latter half of his career (1953-1981) he used oil and his unique oil and water mixture. He also produced five hundred drawings and some ten prints, mostly lithographs on stone, while also engaged in teaching full-time for most of the period. To show people “something they have never seen before and new ways to look at things,” he felt he needed to preserve his artistic freedom. Consequently, he chose to spend his entire professional career in Denver far removed from the established American art centers in the East and Midwest. “By minding my own business and working on my own,” he said, “I think it was possible to develop in this part of the country… I’ve developed my kind of work [and] I think my paintings are stronger for having worked that way.” The geographical isolation resulting from his choice to stay in Colorado did not impede his creativity, as it did other artists, but in fact contributed to his unique vision. The son of a dentist, who was disappointed with his [son’s] choice of art as a career, Kirkland flunked freshman watercolor class in 1924 at the Cleveland School of Art (now the Cleveland Institute of Art) for putting colors into his landscapes that did not exist in nature and for competing colors. Not dissuaded, he won first prize for his watercolors in his junior and senior years. [While in Cleveland,] he studied with three influential teachers. Henry Keller, included in the prestigious New York Armory Show in 1913, introduced him to designed realism which he later used in his Colorado landscapes in the 1930s and 1940s. His other teachers were Bill Eastman, who studied with Hans Hofmann and appreciated all the new movements in modern art, and Frank Wilcox, a fine watercolorist. While a student at the Cleveland School of Art, Kirkland concurrently took liberal arts courses at Western Reserve and the Cleveland School of Education and taught two freshman courses in watercolor and design, receiving his diploma in painting from the school in 1927 by doing four years of work in three. The following year he received a Bachelor of Education in Art degree from the same institution. In 1929 he assumed the position of founding director of the University of Denver’s School of Art, originally known as the Chappell School of Art. He resigned three years later when the university reneged on its agreement to grant its art courses full recognition toward a Bachelor of Arts degree. His students prevailed on him to continue teaching, resulting in the Kirkland School of Art which he opened in 1932 at 1311 Pearl Street in Denver. The building, where he painted until his death in 1981, formerly was the studio of British-born artist, Henry Read, designer of the City of Denver Seal and one of the original thirteen charter members of the Artists’ Club of Denver, forerunner of the Denver Art Museum. The Kirkland School of Art prospered for the next fourteen years with its courses accredited by the University of Colorado Extension Center in Denver. The teaching income from his art school and his painting commissions helped him survive the Great Depression. The U.S. Treasury Department’s Section of Fine Arts commissioned from him two post office murals, Cattle Roundup (1938, Eureka, Kansas), and Land Rush (1940, Sayre, Oklahoma). He also did murals for several Denver clients: the Gerald Hughes mansion (1936, later demolished), Arthur Johnson home (1936-37, Seven Drinks of Man), Albany Hotel (1937, later demolished), Neustetter’s Department Store (1937, “History of Costume,” three of five saved in 1987 before the building interior was demolished in advance of its condo conversion), and the Denver Country Club (1945, partially destroyed and later painted over). In 1953 the Ford Times, published by the Ford Motor Company, commissioned Kirkland along with fellow Denver artists, William Sanderson and Richard Sorby, to paint six watercolors each for the publication. Their work appeared in articles [about] Colorado entitled, “Take to the High Road” (of the Colorado Rockies) by Alicita and Warren Hamilton. Kirkland sketched the mountain passes and high roads in the area of Mount Evans, Independence Pass near Aspen, and Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park. In 1946 Kirkland closed his art school when the University of Denver rehired him as director of its School of Art and chairman of the Division of Arts and Humanities. In 1957...
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1940s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Watercolor

4-Seasons: Fall
Located in Kansas City, MO
Ronald Slowinski 4-Seasons: Fall Watercolor, paper Year: circa 1987 Size: 46x94x2.25in Framed in an acrylic box COA provided Comes with original papers and photographic slide Ref.: 9...
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1980s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Chromatic, Ovoid Head, Geometric Figurative Abstract Acrylic & Collage Painting
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000) Chromatic, 1965 Acrylic and collage on scintilla Signed and dated upper right 30 x 22 inches A surrealist mid-century figural abstrac...
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1960s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Seeing Egg No. 2, Surrealist Ovoid acrylic painting, Figural Abstract
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000) Seeing Egg No. 2, 1965 Acrylic and collage on scintilla Signed and dated upper right 30 x 22 inches 34 x 29 inches, framed A surrealis...
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1960s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Stained Glazes - Tempera on paper - 2021
Located in Roma, IT
Tempera on paper realized by Compempologyc in 2021. Excellent condition.
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Tempera

Abstract Composition - Original Painting by Lucian - 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Composition is an Original tempera and watercolor on Paper applied on wood realized by Lucian in the 20th century. Hand-signed , also the stamp of Atelier Montmartre.
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Late 20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

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Tempera, Paper

Original Abstract Mixed Media Painting “Trash”
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Born in Tallahasee Fl, William started his artistic career as a color consultant for his family's Design and Painting company that took on constant projects of custom painted interio...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic, Magazine Paper

Vintage American School Abstract Original Surreal Sky Study Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract painting. Oil on board, circa 1950. Unsigned. Image size 20L x 10H. Housed in a period modern frame.
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1950s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Modern Abstract Cubist Inspired Landscape Painting of an Oceanside Boat Dock
Located in Houston, TX
Modern abstract landscape painting by Houston, TX artist Margaret Nobler. The work features a boat floating near an oceanside dock with the sun setting...
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1970s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

City - Tempera on paper - 2021
Located in Roma, IT
Drawing made by experimentartlis in 2022 in Italy, made with Pantone markers, sketch of artist's thoughts Excellent condition.
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Tempera

Composition 16 - Painting by Clément Kons - 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
Composition 16 is an original painting realized by Clément Kons (1879-1956). The artwork is on tempera and in very good conditions. Image Dimensions: 32...
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1920s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Tempera

Mixture - Tempera on paper - 2020
Located in Roma, IT
Tempera on paper realized by the italian artist Contempologyc in 2020. Excellent condition.
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Tempera

The Football Match 20th Century German Modernist Oil Painting playing football
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: Elisabeth Hahn (German 1924-2021), Elisabeth Hahn was born in Dortmund, Germany, where she began her artistic studies. In 1953, she moved to Paris. She continued her studie...
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20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

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Oil

The Vendor of Masques (Masks), Modernist Gouache Painting by Boardman Robinson
Located in Denver, CO
"The Vendor of Masques", 1930s modernist painting by Boardman Robinson (1876-1952) of a Mask vendors display with male and female figures (lik...
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1930s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Gouache

Untitled Modern Red and Blue Toned Abstract Expressionist Still Life Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Modern abstract expressionist painting by Houston, TX artist James Bettison. The work features a loose, central rendering of a blue and yellow vase or vessel set against a red toned ...
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20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Patchwork Abstracted Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstracted landscape by an unknown artist (20th Century). The landscape is made up of patches of color, reminiscent of viewing agricultural land f...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Pastel, Ink, Watercolor, Newsprint, Tissue Paper

Sign Abstractionism - Painting by Wang Keliang - 1995
Located in Roma, IT
Sign abstractionism is an original contemporary artwork realized by Wang Keliang in 1995. Mixed media. Includes frame. Label with artwork information on the back.
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1990s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media

Head to Sea, Modernist sailing scene
Located in Greenwich, CT
A vibrant and yet romantic sailing scene which was a favorite series by Della-Volpe. His compelling colorist approach has made his works desirable as he was one of the few artists post-war to be representative in style like Milton Avery and Wolf Kahn. Head to Sea has the hallmark intense and lovely coloration for which Della-Volpe is known. He came out of Abstract Expressionism in the New York school but then pivoted, like Milton Avery to representational, colorist work. The frame is a silvered gold leaf float frame of quality and has a rubbed, antiqued surface...
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Early 2000s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Board

Old Mine and Houses, Cortez Colorado, Modernist Abstract Landscape Watercolor
By Richard Ayer
Located in Denver, CO
20th century modernist watercolor painting depicting an old mine and houses in Cortez, Colorado by Richard K. Ayers with colors of blue, green, gold, and brown. Presented in a custom frame with all archival materials, outer dimensions measure 36 ½ x 30 ½ x ¾ inches. Image size is 24 ¾ x 18 ¾ inches. Painting is clean and in very good vintage condition. About the Artist: Richard K. Ayers (1921-2003) studied art at Miami University...
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20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

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Watercolor

Pictographs and Symbols
Located in Soquel, CA
Pictographic scene by Charles Stewart (American, 1922-2011). There are several figures in the center of the piece, one of which has raised hands, as if to praise the sun above them. Surrounding the figures are symbols reminiscent of Neolithic art - spirals, handprints, and animal symbols. Signed "C. Stewart , T. S (for Taos Society of Artists)." in the lower left corner. Presented in a wood frame with vinyl faux-lizard skin wrapping, and a linen mat. Image size: 16.5"H x 21"W Charles C. Stewart (1922-2011) was born in Toledo, Ohio. From an early age he had a natural talent for the arts, so much so that during his school years, his teachers encouraged him to take classes at the Toledo Museum. He studied there for eight years. During World War II, he served with the tank destroyers in five campaigns. When he returned from the war, he studied art and sculpture at the Art Student's League in New York. He then went to Mexico for eight months to study and paint. While in Mexico, he fell in love with the country, its people and arts, vowing one day to return and live. In 1947, Stewart moved to Taos, New Mexico to start his career. He opened a frame shop and small studio and studied at the Taos Valley Art School under Louis Ribak. In 1949, he opened his own gallery. He taught art and sculpture at the Taos Art Association and at Philbrook Art Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as well as teaching private students. He built three homes in Taos, the last of which is known as the "Stewart House." The "Stewart House" was written up in the New Mexico Magazine in an article entitled "The House That Chuck Built" by Tricia Hurst In late 1984, Stewart and his wife, Mary Lou, were exploring the Baja in Mexico and ended up at "Land's End," a small fishing village on the Sea of Cortez called Cabo San Lucas...
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Late 20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Basic Form Problem (Red-Yellow-Blue). 1940s Modernist Geometric Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Oil on paper geometric painting in purple, red, and blue by 20th century artist, Ralph Anderson. Presented in a custom hardwood frame with all archival materials. Outer dimensions ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Two trees and the sun. 2002. Cardboard, oil, 100x81 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Laimdots Murnieks had a significant influence on the development of Latvian painting at the end of the 20th century. His work 'Holiday' conveys the f...
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Early 2000s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

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